Lonely Rock for the Blind.

Yamada Ryo, clinging to the barbed wire, asked Nekoyashiki Haru, who was sitting on the ground next to him.

"I'm thinking about some things."

"How do we resolve their relationship issues?"

"Well... but there were a few other things going on last night."

Yamada Ryo blinked.

"what?"

"nothing…"

Nekoyashiki Haru raised her head.

Yamada Ryo glanced at Nekoyashiki Haru, then turned back to continue admiring the scenery.

"You don't look like nothing's wrong."

"...Liang, do you think I've been blind all along?"

Nekoyashiki suddenly asked.

"Ok?"

Yamada Ryo looked at Nekoyashiki Haru, then squatted down in front of him.

What nonsense are you spouting?

"Just pretend I'm being stupid and answer me, how about I stay blind all this time?"

"If I had the chance to regain my sight, I would definitely do it. Do I really need to answer such a question for you?"

Nekoyashiki Haru closed her eyes.

"What if restoring sight requires me to be a deserter?"

"?"

Yamada Ryo paused for a moment, then asked.

"What do you mean?"

"Run for 5 or 6 years... or 10 years, and then come back with your eyesight better. What do you think?"

"...Are you kidding me?"

Does it matter whether I'm joking or not?

"It's very important. My next attitude depends on whether you're joking or serious."

Yamada Ryo nodded expressionlessly.

So, is this a joke?

"...Just kidding."

Nekoyashiki Haru smiled gently.

"It was just a dream I had last night."

"... "

Yamada Ryo blinked.

"You told me you wouldn't leave."

"Yes, we won't leave."

"Then don't leave."

Yamada Ryo stood up as he spoke.

"If you walk for 5 years, 6 years, or even 10 years..."

Yamada Ryo glanced sideways with his golden eyes.

"Can you still find your way back?"

"It can't be that bad, right? Shimokitazawa shouldn't disappear, will it?"

"Shimokitazawa will certainly not disappear."

Yamada Ryo shook his head.

"We will."

"... "

"The Stars Gathering".

"... "

"You will know everything you are familiar with."

Yamada Ryo took a deep breath.

"You'll get lost."

"By then, my eyesight will be restored, so why would I be afraid of getting lost?"

Nekoyashiki Haru smiled.

"Don't worry, you won't get lost."

"...But you won't be able to find us."

"... "

"The Nijisan you found is not the Nijisan you know, just as when you reunited with Nijisan, you were not the kitten Nijisan knew."

"I know…"

"The band may end in a few years, and we will go our separate ways. I will become a doctor, Hongxia will become a kindergarten teacher, Xida will join a company, and I don't know what will happen to Boqi."

"Someone like you would obediently become a doctor?"

"So it's all a joke, don't interrupt me to continue joking."

Yamada Ryo continued.

"So you can't find us anymore, because by then we're people you don't know anymore."

"It can't be that bad..."

Nekoyashiki Haru lowered her head and said softly.

"... "

Yamada Ryo looked at Nekoyashiki Haru.

As for…

"... "

Nekoyashiki Haru raised her head.

"If I don't see you for 10 years, I feel that when we meet again, we'll be no different from strangers."

"... "

"My brain is a single-core processor, so if you don't want me to forget you, don't leave me for too long."

"...Why are you so heavy-hearted..."

"Feel sorry."

Yamada Ryo shrugged.

"That's what it's like to have lost a band."

"Just this reason?"

"Nekoyashiki Haru asked."

"That's all the reason."

Yamada Ryo nodded.

Then, a silence fell between the two.

Just kidding, just kidding.

Yamada Ryo suddenly felt uneasy.

...

……

.........

At the stall, Kita Ikuyo took a coconut.

Ichi Nijika walked over.

"You're here, Kita."

"Ah... Ijichi-senpai."

Kita Ikuyo looked at Ichi Niji Natsumi.

"You said you were going out to wash your hands but you haven't come back, so I came to find you."

Ichi Nijika walked to the stall and bought a coconut.

"Is it alright to leave Goto-kun alone?"

"What could possibly happen to someone in the classroom by themselves?"

Ichi Nijika shook her head.

"... "

Kita Ikuyo lowered her head in silence, while Ichi Nijika looked at Kita Ikuyo.

"Still thinking about yesterday?"

"Um…"